CloudSEK BeVigil app protects Android users from security risks
CloudSEK launched the BeVigil app to provide users with detailed information about the security and privacy practices of their mobile apps. With the BeVigil App, users can …
Predatory loan mobile apps grab data, harass users and their contacts
Lookout researchers have discovered nearly 300 Android and iOS apps that trick victims into unfair loan terms, exfiltrate excessive user data from mobile devices, and then use …
Google releases Android 13 with improved privacy and security features
Google released Android 13, and it is already rolling out to eligible Pixel smartphones. In this Help Net Security video, you’ll learn more about the latest privacy and …
FluBot takedown: Law enforcement takes control of Android spyware’s infrastructure
An international law enforcement operation involving 11 countries has disrupted the spreading of the FluBot Android malware, which spreads via SMS and MMS and steals sensitive …
Google offers 50% higher bounties for bugs in Android 13 Beta
Google has released Android 13 Beta 1 and has sent out a call for bug hunters: Find bugs in it, and you’ll get a 50% bonus reward payout. They should hurry up, though: …
Easily exploitable Linux bug gives root access to attackers (CVE-2022-0847)
An easily exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2022-0847) in the Linux kernel can be used by local unprivileged users to gain root privileges on vulnerable systems by taking …
End of 2021 witnessed an explosion of RDP brute-force attacks
RDP brute-force attacks continue to be one of the most used attack vectors for breaching enterprise networks, ESET’s latest Threat Report has revealed. RDP brute-force …
Malware resets Android devices after performing fraudulent wire transfers
If your Android phone initiates a factory reset out of the blue, there’s a chance it has been infected with the BRATA banking malware and you’ve just been ripped …
300.000+ users downloaded malware droppers from Google Play
Since August 2021, malware peddlers have managed to spread four families of Android banking trojans via malware droppers introduced in Google Play. They did it by employing a …
The six most common threats against the device that knows you best
What is the most intimate relationship in your life—aside from your partner, your children or your parents? For many of us, it’s our mobile phone. It’s the last thing we see …
Rooting malware discovered on Google Play, Samsung Galaxy Store
Researchers have discovered 19 mobile apps carrying rooting malware on official and third-party Android app stores, including Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store. …
Android data sharing remains significant, no opt-out available to users
An in-depth analysis of a range of popular Android mobile phones has revealed significant data collection and sharing, including with third parties, with no opt-out available …